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"Councils pushing patients through hospitals' revolving doors"
 — [delayed discharges and readmissions]
Author(s)Craig Kenny
Journal titleCommunity Care, no 1546, 28 October 2004
Pagespp 18-19
Sourcehttp://www.communitycare.co.uk
KeywordsDelayed discharge ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Charges ; Social Services Departments.
AnnotationWhile the fines system for delayed discharges has unblocked hospital beds, it could also be leading to a rise in the re-admission of older patients to hospital. The author reports on research by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), "Leaving hospital: the price of delays", which suggests that local authorities are using residential care to avoid fines, at the expense of intensive home care, rehabilitation and other community-based services. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-041108202 A
ClassmarkLD:QKM: LD:QKJ: QEJ: PF *

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